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Undefeated Priory wins in a thriller in Monterey

By john reid

Daily News Staff Writer

Posted:
10/21/2013 08:31:07 PM PDT

Updated:
10/21/2013 10:59:13 PM PDT

Monterey High was home to an eight-man football thriller Saturday. Visiting Woodside Priory-Portola Valley survived and took a 58-52 win over Trinity Christian in overtime to grab sole possession off first place in the Mission Trail Athletic League.

"It was a rough game," Priory coach Doug Sargent said. "Trinity had a lot of fans. They had their cheerleaders. They were loud. Our quarterback, Will Latta, said it was hard to hear."

The Warriors (6-1, 4-1 MTAL) took the ball at the 10-yard line to start overtime, but ended up losing 20 yards on their possession.

"We drove them back," Sargent said.

It took the Panthers three plays to score the game-winner as James McDaniel scored from the 5-yard line. McDaniel rushed for 303 yards on 24 carries, scoring on runs of 65, 65 and 5 yards.

Latta had 19 carries for 77 yards, scoring on runs of 25, 6 and 5 yards, adding two two-point conversion runs. Latta hit brother Tom Latta for a 15-yard touchdown reception. Priory's Garrett Weber had four rushes for 29 yards, scoring on a 6-yard run. Brandon Zarringhalam had two interceptions for the Panthers, taking a kickoff return back 79 yards for a touchdown.

The win by Priory helped Pinewood-Los Altos Hills, which has a loss to Trinity but can forge a three-way tie with a win at Priory on Nov. 8.

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"We still have two more games before we play Pinewood," Sargent said. "Everyone is gunning for us. We can't look ahead."